4:01 PM,
Jan. 28, 2014

Atlanta Falcons kicker Morten Andersen (5) and holder Dan Stryzinski (4) celebrate as Andersen's 39-yard field goal splits the uprights to give Atlanta a 30-27 overtime win over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Sunday Jan. 17 1999 in Minneapolis. The win puts Atlanta in the Super Bowl for the first time.

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When the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee determines the Class of 2014 Saturday in New York, it will debate the merits of Morten Andersen. He piled up an NFL-record 2,544 points during a career that spanned 25 seasons and included stints with five teams.

Andersen's numbers aside, his inclusion in the process is a rarity. ...